# 2003 GMC ENVOY — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1366027` · 2017-03-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** ENVOY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 77,000
## Narrative
I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT  WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, I PRESSED  THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP .  I HIT CAR THE CAR IN  FRONT OF ME, I HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER,  THE CAUSE WAS A INTERNALLY SHORTED THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.  THIS WAS THE THIRD  TIME CAR ACCELERATED  ON OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES MY MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.
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